Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s boundaries from space

Monday, July 4th, 2005
I’ve been having a play with the Google Earth, which is just WAY TOO COOL!! Download it now! (Windows only at this point) Obviously, I’ve been perusing the country of my birth: Zimbabwe. It is interesting to note that the political boundaries of the country are quite evident just from the satellite images. Geographical map of Zimbabwe ... read more

Zimbabwe: brink of genocide?

Monday, July 4th, 2005
The BBC has run an article saying that Methodist bishops from southern Africa have warned that a potential genocide could take place in Zimbabwe. I would like to say that the Zimbabwean people are not capable of genocide. I would like to say that only Mugabe and his cronies are evil, and that the rest of ... read more

Make Tyranny History

Friday, July 1st, 2005
So today the BBC reports that the Head of the World Food Programme says Zimbabwe is one of the countries he is most worried about in the world. In another report today, more people have died in the government’s contraversial urban slum demolition scheme. Indeed, Zimbabweans don’t only face a bleak future - they are facing a ... read more